BURLINGTON, Vt. — Exeter High School graduate Anne Twombly placed in both the 800- and 1,500-meter running events to help the University of New Hampshire women's track and field team post 107 points and earn a fifth-place finish Sunday at the America East championships over the weekend.

Twombly, a UNH senior, took fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 2 minutes, 13.21 seconds. She added sixth place in the 1,500, timing in at 4:34.52.

The Wildcats also got an impressive performance from junior Virginia Lavallee, a Kingston, N.H., resident who took fourth place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.48 seconds.

BOSTON — Emily Baker, a Stratham resident, and the Emmanuel College women's lacrosse team received their automatic bid to the Division III NCAA tournament on Sunday.

The Saints will face Wheaton College in a first-round game on Wednesday. The game will be played on the Wheaton College campus in a 7 p.m. start.

Baker was also announced as a second-team, All-Conference player in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference. A freshman low attack, she scored 26 goals and added 11 assists to help power the Emmanuel attack this season.

On the men's side, Exeter's Donnie Litzelman and Emmanuel will travel to Tufts University in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The game will be played on Wednesday in a 3:30 p.m. start.

Exeter Seahawks registration

Online registration for the upcoming Exeter Seahawks Youth Football season is under way and will run through May 31.

Eligible players must be entering grades 3-8 next year. Season schedules include seven to 10 games, depending upon the division and playoffs.

Games are held on Saturdays or Sundays. Home games are played at Cooperative Middle School.

The league is split into three divisions, varsity (seventh/eighth grade), junior (fifth/sixth grade) and youth tackle (third/fourth grade).

Practice begins on Monday, Aug. 11 and games begin on Saturday, Sept. 6. Practices are held at the Linden Street fields behind the Seacoast School of Technology. Home games are played at CMS.

Youth sports items wanted

The News-Letter is always looking for photos and information from youth sports teams in the area. Send items to sports editor Jay Pinsonnault at jpinsonnault@ seacoastonline.com or call 570-2224.